EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Hc Composites LLC
Tarboro, NC
- Total releases
- 362.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Hc Composites LLC: how the 362.0K lbs splits
362.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 362.0K lbs 100.0%
Hc Composites LLC's 362.0K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Styrene.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Hc Composites LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Tarboro, NC, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 83.1K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 362.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,334 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Hc Composites LLC is pounds #76 and chemical-count #374 at 362.0K lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Sara Lee Frozen Bakery LLC; Hitachi Astemo Indiana Inc.; Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc.; Air Distribution Technologies Inc.. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside North Carolina: Decostar Industries Inc; Truck Accessories Group DBA Tag West; Gentex Corp Automotive Div; Able Manufacturing & Assembly LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene; Methyl methacrylate.
Hc Composites LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 362.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Decostar Industries Inc and Truck Accessories Group DBA Tag West.
Hc Composites LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
362K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Hc Composites LLC inside Edgecombe's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Hc Composites LLC reports the 114th-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 59.2% of every pound reported in Edgecombe. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 96.0% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 96.0% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Decostar Industries Inc and Truck Accessories Group DBA Tag West.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Edgecombe's reported pounds (611.4K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Hc Composites LLC's total reported releases rose from 81.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 83.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hc Composites LLC's air releases rose from 81.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 83.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Hc Composites LLC Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Hc Composites LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
1331.2× more than the comparison
2.0× more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Hc Composites LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 362.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 12% (74.2K lbs to 83.1K lbs).
Hc Composites LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Hc Composites LLC year-over-year reported totals (increased by 12% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 74.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 50.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 73.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 81.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 83.1K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 347.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methyl methacrylate | 14.4K lbs | - |
Hc Composites LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Hc Composites LLC
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Sara Lee Frozen Bakery LLC, Hitachi Astemo Indiana Inc., Ls Cable & System U.s.a., Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Transportation Equipment Facilities
Other Transportation Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. Decostar Industries Inc, Truck Accessories Group DBA Tag West, Gentex Corp Automotive Div.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Hc Composites LLC on cumulative reported pounds (362.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Lansing Power Station, Fpl-Cape Canaveral Energy Center, Johns Manville. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Lansing Power Station Lansing, IA · Electric Utilities 362.6K lbs reported
- Fpl-Cape Canaveral Energy Center Cocoa, FL · Electric Utilities 361.4K lbs reported
- Johns Manville Etowah, TN · Textiles 361.3K lbs reported
- Lone Star Casting & Machine Partners Kilgore, TX · Primary Metals 361.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Styrene, Methyl methacrylate; nearby reporters include Sara Lee Frozen Bakery LLC. Hc Composites LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Hc Composites LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Hc Composites LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Tarboro, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336612 · Transportation Equipment. 59.2% of Edgecombe TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lansing Power Station (Δ 608 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Hc Composites LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov